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The Loomis Chaffee School | |
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Address | |
4 Batchelder Road , Connecticut 06095 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°50′24″N 72°38′26″W / 41.84000°N 72.64056°W |
Information | |
Type | Private, independent, boarding, day |
Motto | Ne Cede Malis (Yield Not to Misfortunes) |
Established | 1914 |
CEEB code | 070945 |
Head of school | Jody Soja |
Faculty | 177 |
Grades | 9–12, PG |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 700 total 490 boarding 210 day |
Average class size | 12 students |
Student to teacher ratio | 5:1 (4:1 boarding student-to-residential faculty) |
Campus size | 300 acres (1.2 km2) |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Maroon and gray |
Athletics | 55 interscholastic teams in 18 sports; 19 intramural offerings |
Athletics conference | NEPSAC Founders League |
Mascot | Pelican |
Rival | Kent School |
Accreditation | NAIS TABS NEASC |
Newspaper | The Loomis Chaffee Log |
Endowment | $350 million[1][2] |
Budget | $55.7 million (2019)[3] |
Tuition | $61,760 (boarding)[3]
$47,440 (day)[3] |
Affiliations | Ten Schools Admission Organization[4] |
Website | www |
The Loomis Chaffee School (/ˈluːmɪs ˈtʃeɪfi/; LC or Loomis) is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, including postgraduate students, located in Windsor, Connecticut, seven miles north of Hartford. Seventy percent of Loomis Chaffee's 726 students reside on the school's 300-acre campus and represent forty-four foreign countries and thirty-one U.S. states. 71% of Loomis Chaffee's student body are boarding students and 29% are day students.
Founded in 1914, Loomis Chaffee is a member of the Ten Schools Admission Organization.